The Sewing Mom

Here we are, heading into the second week of January all ready. Where does the time go?

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Did you get what you wanted from Santa? I had a wonderful holiday and even got a surprise gift, a new digital camera. The camera itself is very easy to use and has 8 mp resolution which I learned is way too high for uploading pictures to my site, but I’m learning ways to reduce the pixel size so I’ll still be able to share pictures of the dog!

Now that it’s January, are you starting to receive those post holiday bills? We feel very fortunate to not have to looking for payday loans because my husband received his year end bonus in time to pay cash for all our gifts. Anything I bought prior to that I had used money I earned from blogging. I’ve seen what those quick loans can do to a person and I hope I’m never desperate enough to have to use one. If you feel the need to go that route, make sure you know exactly what your getting in to. Confirm interest rates and due dates.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year and I wish you all the best.

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Do you enjoy eating black eyed peas? Personally, I like them, but I tend to only cook them once a year and that is New Year’s Day. A friend of ours introduced us to some rather spicy black eyed peas that she made every year and I became addicted. It helps that they are supposed to bring good luck in the New Year.

I find it interesting that I ran across a contest where the prize is black eyed peas and cornbread! Now that’s different! Of course, if you prefer, you can opt to receive a $25 gift certificate. Winner will be announce January 15, so if you’re going to enter, hurry over.

There’s only about a week left to submit nominations for the 2008 Weblog Awards (the Bloggies) so you need to scoot on over there and get it done. I hope you will consider submitting Venomous Kate’s Electric Venom for a nomination as one of the best written blogs I’ve seen on the web. Voting will begin on January 22, so hurry, don’t wait. Once you’ve nominated her blog, head on over there and let her know about it.